24/12/07

Bolivian Breakup?
Wall Street Journal – USA
By MARY ANASTASIA O’GRADY ‘Peace on earth” may be the season’s greeting, but in the eastern part of Bolivia peace may prove elusive. …
online.wsj.com/article/SB1198465564656
48393.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Bolivia to okay budget despite snags
PRESS TV – Tehran,Iran
The Bolivian government has said it would approve the budget for 2008 through a supreme decree if the upper chamber delays its approval. …
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=36159&sectionid=351020706

23/12/07

Bolivia Prioritizes Attention to Flood Victims
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
La Paz, Dec 23 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian government is prioritizing urgent attention to people affected by floods caused by “La Niña” climatologic …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B9DAE5A50-9
CBB-4056-BD1F-18637EDB5AFC%7D&language=EN

BOLIVIA 2nd Venezuelan found with suspicious cash
Another scandal has erupted over Venezuelans allegedly carrying large amounts of money around Latin America — this time a man…
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zuelan_found_with_suspicious_cash

Bolivia Govt to Approve Budget Despite Snags
La Paz, Dec 23 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian government warned the Senate that it would approve the national budget for 2008, through a supreme decree, if the upper chamber, dominated by the opposition, delays its approval.
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BAB005A8B-9
DBC-443C-B02B-F04963B32170%7D&language=EN

Bolivia’s leader says states’ dispute can be resolved
International Herald Tribune – France
By Simon Romero LA PAZ, Bolivia: At 6 am in this city 11900 feet above sea level, the corridors of the presidential palace are bitingly cold. …
www.iht.com/articles/2007/12/20/america/20bolivia.php

Bolivia’s president accuses opposition of plotting to oust him
Earthtimes – London,UK
La Paz, Dec 23 – Bolivian President Evo Morales, faced with a strong demand for autonomy in the eastern states of the country, turned down the demand by the …
www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/163420.html

Bolivia’s constitutional crisis: rival “decentralizations”
World War 4 Report – Brooklyn,NY,USA
Bolivia’s new constitution, which is being attacked by the lowland oligarchs as centralizing too much power in the hands of President Evo Morales, …
www.ww4report.com/node/4855

Bolivia’s president accuses opposition of plotting to oust him
By India eNews
Bolivian President Evo Morales, faced with a strong demand for autonomy in the eastern states of the country, turned down the demand by the rightist ruled states and accused them of plotting to overthrow him.
www.indiaenews.com/america/20071223/87720.htm

For Many Bolivians, New Constitution Is Illegal
Angus Reid Global Monitor – Vancouver,BC,Canada
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Many people in Bolivia reject the proposed body of law drafted by their Constituent Assembly, according to a poll by Equipos …
www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/29431/
for_many_bolivians_new_constitution_is_illegal

Barbie ‘boasted of hunting down Che’
Guardian Unlimited – UK
Oscar-winning British director Kevin Macdonald has raised the intriguing possibility that Che Guevara’s capture by the CIA in the forests of Bolivia 40 …
www.guardian.co.uk/Observer/world/story/0,,2231851,00.html

Ecuador, Bolivia Call for South American Currency
By Ecuador Rebelde(Ecuador Rebelde)
9 (Bloomberg) — The presidents of Ecuador and Bolivia called for the creation of a single South American currency as a step toward lessening dependence on international financial institutions and the US …
ecuador-rising.blogspot.com/2007/12/e
cuador-bolivia-call-for-south-american.html

22/12/07

Hugo Chavez Calls for Unity to Boost Regional Integration
Invasor – Cuba
Chavez also denounced US conspiracy plans against Venezuela, Cuba and Bolivia. He recalled how a sector of the Bolivian people has been weapons to Bolivia. …
www.invasor.cu/sistema/paginas/default.asp?lang=en&id=
22122007_Hugo%20Chavez%20Calls%20for%20Unity%20to
%20Boost%20Regional%20Integration

Bolivians Claim Venezuelan Agent Had $800000 in Briefcase
By mpress101
Another scandal has erupted over Venezuelans allegedly carrying large amounts of money around Latin America — this time a man identified as an armed forces intelligence captain found with some $800000 in Bolivia. …
miamipress.net/?p=1486

Canadian Labour Congress: Support the Bolivian people and government
By Bolivia Rising(Bolivia Rising)
On behalf of the 3.2 million working Canadian men and women affiliated to the Canadian Labour Congress, I am writing to encourage you to extend Canada’s support for the people and government of Bolivia, in the face of conflict …
boliviarising.blogspot.com/2007/12/
canadian-labour-congress-support.html

Troubled Amazon corner
Latin America Press – Lima,Peru
But not everyone shares Chambilla’s enthusiasm about the changes in this remote corner of the Amazon where Peru, Brazil and Bolivia meet. …
www.latinamericapress.org/article.asp?lanCode=1&artCode=5441